Raising Awareness
In 2011, Feeding Tube Awareness launched the first annual Feeding Tube Awareness Week. The second week in February was selected because of it's proximity to Valentine's Day since we love our tubies. See more information about our first Awareness Week.
Stop by our event page on Facebook!
Check out the 2012 Awareness Week video featuring 222 families!
Feeding Tube Awareness Week 2012
The goal of Feeding Tube Awareness Week it to spread awareness and educate as many as possible through Facebook status posts, notes, twitter, blog posts, email...basically however, you want to spread the word. The topics below are a guide. They will be posted daily on the Facebook Page but also encourage you to use them in your posts to others.
Daily Topics
Sunday, February 5th
Kickoff - Video Launch
Topic: Why awareness is important to my family - What would be difference for me/my child if tube feeding was better understood?
Monday, February 6th
Topic: Why I have/my child has the tube they have now - a highlight on the medical conditions that require tube feeding.
Tuesday, February 7th
Topic - Understanding Life with a Feeding Tube - Explaining a day in the life/daily routine of tube feeding and all it requires
Wednesday, February 8th
Topic - How has your attitude/family/friends' attitudes changed towards tube feeding? What has awareness of the positive benefits done to change perceptions?
Thursday, February 9th
Topic - The need for greater awareness in the medical community - Explain a situation where a clinician didn't understand tube feeding and what was the impact.
(The goal here is to point out that awareness is needed among all audiences. Certainly there are clinicians who are well versed and expert in this area, however, there is a need for basic knowledge among a wider range of medical professionals)
Friday, Feb 10th
Topic - What do you want clinicians to know about the day-to-day life with a feeding tube?
Saturday, Feb 11th
Topic- Show us your awareness video / Share your awareness idea.
In the summer of 2010, we launched the campaign to include a tube fed child on Sesame Street. As a leader in diversity and tolerance in children's programing for the last 40 years, we figured this would be an easy fit. It has been an uphill battle.
Media Information
A number of parents have gotten local TV and print coverage featuring their tube-fed children for Feeding Tube Awareness Week.
This Media Sheet will give you more information about contacting the media and some information to share.
Pass along the flyer for Awareness Week to medical professionals, therapists and teachers!
More than 6,500 people have joined the cause!
Roger Ebert has a feeding tube and he is helping to raise awareness and acceptance.
Let's Get a Tube Fed Child on Sesame Street!
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